# Koitere

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****Koitere**** is a rather large [lake](/source/Lake) in [Ilomantsi](/source/Ilomantsi), [North Karelia](/source/North_Karelia), Finland. The lake, which sports 451 islands and many [beaches](/source/Beach), is located in the middle of [wilderness](/source/Wilderness). The river [Koitajoki](/source/Koitajoki), which is a tributary of the river [Pielisjoki](/source/Pielisjoki) in North Karelia, flows from the lake.

[Koitere Lacus](/source/Koitere_Lacus), one of the apparent [methane](/source/Methane) lakes on [Saturn](/source/Saturn)'s moon [Titan](/source/Titan_(moon)) is named after this lake. That *lake* is located 79.4[N](/source/North) and 36.14°[W](/source/West) on [Titan](/source/Titan_(moon))'s globe and is presumed to be composed of [liquid](/source/Liquid) [methane](/source/Methane) and [ethane](/source/Ethane).[2]

## References

1. ["Koitere (04.941.1.001)"](http://www.jarviwiki.fi/w/index.php?title=Koitere_%2804.941.1.001%29&setlang=en). *Järviwiki*. [Finnish Environment Institute](/source/Finnish_Environment_Institute). Retrieved 22 Feb 2014.(in English)

1. Coustenis, A. & Taylor, F. W. (21 July 2008). [*Titan: Exploring an Earthlike World*](https://books.google.com/books?id=j3O47dxrDAQC&pg=PA154). World Scientific. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-981-281-161-5.

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